Aid and development
Drivers of Foreign Investment in Cambodia
Introduction Over the past decade, Cambodia has recorded an average real growth rate1 of 7.7%.2 Reaching lower middle-income status in 2015,3 Cambodia’s economy remains one of the fastest-growing economies globally. Foreign direct investment (“FDI”)4 is a key contributor to this.5 FDI declined in 2020 and 2021 ...
Infrastructure Financiers
Developing infrastructure in the Lower Mekong Countries (LMCs) is a major undertaking, requiring significant financial investment. In the LMCs, the main financiers, or entities that deal with large-scale investment, include both bilateral (country-to-country) investment, like from China, as well as multilateral (investors from more than ...
Impacts of Infrastructure Development
Impacts of infrastructure development Infrastructure development along the Lower Mekong continues to have social and environmental impacts. For instance, hydropower development in Cambodia, such as the Kamchay Dam developed by China’s Sinohydro Corporation, and Kirirom III developed by China’s China Electric Power Technology Import-Export Corporation, are ...
